Dowagiac All-Stars split pair of games at Eaton Park Invitational Tuesday
Published 5:11 pm Thursday, July 10, 2008
By By SCOTT NOVAK / Dowagiac Daily News
ST. JOSEPH – Dowagiac's All-Star teams went 1-2 at the Eaton Park Invitational on Tuesday with the Minor League C team splitting a pair of games.
Dowagiac defeated North Lincoln 9-7, but fell to Coloma 12-5 in the second contest.
Dowagiac's Peanut League A All-Stars were defeated by Harris, 10-3.
In other games, Hartford defeated Brandywine in Peanut League B action, 13-12; Howard Township blanked South Haven in Peanut League A play, 15-0; and St. Joe blanked Niles in Peanut League A action, 8-0.
North Lincoln…7
Dowagiac…9
Dowagiac built up a 9-3 lead before North Lincoln scored four times in the top of the sixth.
Dowagiac scored a run in the first, two in the second and three in both the third and fifth innings to account for its scoring.
North Lincoln had two runs in the first and one in the second.
David Helmuth went 3-for-3 with three RBIs for Dowagiac.
Cameron Wright was 2-for-3 to lead North Lincoln.
Dowagiac…5
Coloma…12
Dowagiac scored twice in the second and three times in the fourth inning, while Coloma scored two runs in the first and second innings, four times in the third, a run in the fourth and three runs in the fifth.
Mack Charles had two hits for Dowagiac, while Jordan Jobe had three hits for Coloma.
Dowagiac…3
Harris…10
All three of Dowagiac's runs came in the first inning.
Harris scored a run in the second, three in the third and six runs in the fifth.
Jamin Hunt and Tony Nate both had two hits for Dowagiac.
Nick Knobloch had a single and three triples to lead Harris. He also drove in three runs, while A.J. Antanelli had two singles and a double.